A Blast from the Past - Thompson Celeb Skeet Shoot

This is from 2000 - compare and contrast to Romney's fakery and dissembling about his hunting and gun positions

Sugarbugs Inc. [is] a non-profit, support-group organization for children suffering from diabetes, with chapters in 14 states. Diane Roettger founded Sugarbugs some years back and, because of her connections, she has been able to put together some celebrity events to help provide some of the funding for the cause. One of those annual celebrity events takes place each spring in Nashville.

The first weekend of May was beautiful for many people in Tennessee, but especially for some children stricken with diabetes. That was the weekend that US Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) came back to Nashville and helped in the effort to raise more than $170,000 to benefit the Sugarbugs charity. The mixture of politics, celebrities and shooting is very diverse. You might normally associate two of the three together, but not all of them. Credit Sen. Thompson with the ability to be able to put all three together-as well as the courage to do it in today's political climate.

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The senator wanted to continue the event after his election, but wanted to do so for a charity... This year, as usual, Thompson was in the middle of everything, speaking to everyone. He was even a part of the Friday night benefit concert, when he and the "Fredettes" sang with Brooks & Dunn. (The "Fredettes" were so-named by Kix Brooks during the auction. These two young ladies donated a combined $4,200 to be able to sing with the senator and the country music duo, Brooks & Dunn.)

The headliners for the concert were Brooks & Dunn, country music kings the past few years. They were joined onstage by rock 'n' roller Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Additional performers were Chalee Tennison, Sara Evans, Andy Griggs, and The Lynns. There were about 2,500 people in attendance that evening. People filled all three floors of the Wild Horse.

The shooter turnout for this year's event was the best ever. According to the results sheets, there were 34 teams (170 shooters) on the line this year. A great turnout for a charity event...

The supporter/sponsor's list was long, as well as diverse. US Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN), Ducks Unlimited, FedEx, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, JC Penney, Tractor Supply Company, Rodeo Drive Salon & Day Spa, Beretta, Arthur Andersen, South Trust Bank, and BellSouth are just a few selected at random from several pages in the event program. Remember, this is for a shooting event.

Courtesy of Gunweek

Hat Tip Draft Fred Thompson

Also consider the implications this has on his fund raising ability.